NDLI: High energy, low inductance, high current fiberglass energy storage capacitor for the Atlas Machine Marx modules

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Author	Cooper, R.A. MacDougall, F.W. Ennis, J.B. Cochrane, J.C. Reass, W.A. Parsons, W.M.
Copyright Year	1999
Description	Author affiliation: Maxwell Energy Products, San Diego, CA, USA (Cooper, R.A.)
Abstract	The Los Alamos National Laboratory's Atlas Marx design team envisioned a double ended plastic case 60 kV, 15 nH, 650 kA, energy storage capacitor. A design specification was established and submitted to various vendors. Maxwell Energy Products drew from its development of large fiberglass case, high voltage, low inductance "FASTCAP" capacitors manufactured for Maxwell Technologies' ACE II, ACE III and ACE IV machines. This paper discusses the LANL specification and Maxwell Energy Products' successful design, Model No. 39232, 34.1 /spl mu/F, 60 kV, 13/spl times/29/spl times/27", the only capacitor qualified by LANL for the 23 Mega Joule Atlas application. Maxwell's past experience in this type of capacitor is covered. The performance data is reviewed and the life test data compared to the original calculated design life. Challenges included Maxwell's "keep it simple" design goal which was maintained to minimize the effort required to create and manufacture a nearly 600 pound capacitor.
Starting Page	122
Ending Page	125
File Size	376918
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780354982
DOI	10.1109/PPC.1999.825427
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1999-06-27
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Energy storage Capacitors Switches Inductance measurement Manufacturing Laboratories Plastics Rails Low voltage Life testing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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